κιμωλία

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κιμωλία (kimōlía, “Cimolian”) / κιμωλία γη (kimōlía gē, “Cimolian earth”), from Κίμωλος (Kímōlos, “Kimolos”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cimoˈlia/
  • Hyphenation: κι‧μω‧λί‧α

Noun

κιμωλία • (kimolía) f (plural κιμωλίες)

  1. chalk (soft, white, powdery limestone)
  2. (by extension) chalk (piece of the above used for writing on blackboard)

Declension
declension of κιμωλία
singular plural
nominative κιμωλία • κιμωλίες •
genitive κιμωλίας • κιμωλιών •
accusative κιμωλία • κιμωλίες •
vocative κιμωλία • κιμωλίες •

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